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Kennedy Bridge (NYC)RodentRomanesqueRomanesque RevivalRoof TopsRoosevelt Island (NYC)Roosevelt Island Tram (NYC)Ruby's (NYC)Rural Street (IND)Sacred HeartSantorini's (IND)SatanSculpturesSecond Avenue Subway (NYC)Selective FocusSenate Ave (IND)ShapirosShippingShoeffitiShoegasm (NYC)Siam Square (IND)Slippery Noodle (INN)Smithsonian National Zoological Park (WDC)Snow Removal (NYC)South Side (CHI)South Street Seaport (NYC)Spades Park (IND)St. Patrick's DayStar TrekState Avenue (CHI)State Capitol (IND)Statue of Liberty (NYC)StencilStoryStreamStreet VendorsStringtown (IND)SundialSuper Marion BrosSuperfundTaino Towers (NYC)Tammany Hall (NYC)TasteTaxi DriverTelephotoTerminated VistaTexturesThe Big LebowskiThe El (CHI)The FDR (NYC)The FonzThe HoneymoonersThe SimpsonsThe Standard (NYC)Tibbs Drive In (IND)TimelessTom WaitsTornadoesTransportation Building (NYC)TriangleTriangle Shirtwaist Factory FireTrinity Church (NYC)Troy Ave (IND)TulipsTwilight Zone ReferencesUS-40UniqueUrban Country Club (NYC)VW BusVacated Merrill Street (IND)Velvet UndergroundVenuesVerminVespaVicesVinegar Hill (NYC)VotingVulgarityW H Block Building (IND)Wabash Street (IND)Washington Cemetery (NYC)Washington National Reagan Airport-DCA (WDC)Water ColorWest Brighton (NYC)Western Union Building (NYC)Wheeler MissionWilliam 'Boss' TweedWorld Trade Center (NYC)ZombiesZuccotti Park (NYC)decorationsdesignf/1.8ideinvertedjackie kennedy onassis reservoir (NYC)saloonstructionv2.0The Heidelberger PapersUrban Americahttp://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)Blogger1088125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-2716311575211007788Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:56:00 +00002012-09-14T22:56:27.696-04:00Manhattan (NYC)New York CityQueensboro Bridge (NYC)Roosevelt Island Tram (NYC)Upper East Side (NYC)Multimodal Suspension<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7986973501/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7986973501_2872dc66a4_z.jpg" /></a></div>Well alright, the Queensboro is a cantilever bridge, but I liked the title. &nbsp;I offer my apologies for the soft posting as of late, my schedule has not allowed my much to this blog.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/09/multimodal-suspension.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-840874985253107715Sat, 08 Sep 2012 01:05:00 +00002012-09-07T21:05:42.070-04:00Long Island City (NYC)New York CityQueens (NYC)SkylineSunsetLong Island City Skyline<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7951320742/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/7951320742_9f665598b2_z.jpg" /></a></div><br />http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/09/long-island-city-skyline.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-2534775170801215704Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:32:00 +00002012-09-03T22:32:33.956-04:001970'sAutomobilesBensonhurst (NYC)Brooklyn (NYC)GraffitiNew York CityOldsmobileTimelessThe Oldsmobile of Old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7925652200/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="512" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/7925652200_0654629797_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love coming across scenarios like these; not just an old automobile, but an scene out of time. &nbsp;Without engaging in much scrutiny, this could almost be Bensonhurst, 1978 (my estimation based on my limited knowledge of automobiles). &nbsp;John Travolta anyone?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7926032576/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/7926032576_404b425544_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-oldsmobile-of-old.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-2167323470538890863Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:36:00 +00002012-09-01T22:36:44.399-04:00Long Island City (NYC)New York CityQueens (NYC)Queens Plaza (NYC)Home Of...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8453/7910048124_41400d70df_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8453/7910048124_41400d70df_z.jpg" /></a></div>The east end of Queens Plaza.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/09/home-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-1858596925219738562Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:06:00 +00002012-08-31T12:06:56.733-04:00Black and WhiteBrooklyn (NYC)BusinessesConey Island (NYC)ExperimentalNew York CityStorefrontsTrifecta<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7898138054/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/7898138054_75b811b465_z.jpg" /></a></div>Taken along Surf Avenue in Coney Island.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/trifecta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-4729271763583568769Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:56:00 +00002012-08-29T20:56:23.758-04:00DowntownDowntown (NYC)Financial District (NYC)Lower Manhattan (NYC)Manhattan (NYC)Neon SignNew York CitynightPearl Diner (NYC)Diner Off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7854833494/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7113/7854833494_8d473bd074_z.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br />http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/diner-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-8721511142436700402Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:38:00 +00002012-08-27T23:38:21.573-04:00AbandonedBrooklyn (NYC)Film ReferencesGraffitiNew York CityRed Hook (NYC)RustStar TrekThe Red Hook within our Veins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7133746609/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="512" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7133746609_4944b78b99_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are few things more pleasing to a lens than oxidized iron, and its alloys. &nbsp;We all get to enjoy the benefits of it, and I'm not just referring to its&nbsp;aesthetic&nbsp;value; without it, we would be&nbsp;deceased. &nbsp;The same iron oxide that consumes this structure delivers the oxygen we breathe to where its needed within each of us; unless of course, you're Vulcan, then a photo of a copper roof would be much more appropriate. &nbsp;Not to get sidetracked here, this structure is one of the rapidly&nbsp;disappearing&nbsp;relics of Red Hook's past and sits near the Gowanus Expressway.</div>http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-red-hook-within-our-veins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-4880202769383230669Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:10:00 +00002012-08-27T00:10:22.098-04:00BMT Fulton Line (NYC)historicalIND Fulton Line (NYC)IND Rockaway Line (NYC)InfrastructureNew York CityOzone Park (NYC)Queens (NYC)Subway (NYC)transportationThe Ozone Park Ramp Up Junction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7868444878/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/7868444878_50852424ee_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>In Ozone Park, Queens, there is a&nbsp;junction&nbsp;that can be the point of much confusion endured by JFK bound tourists and casual A Train riding NYC residents alike. &nbsp;It is a common&nbsp;occurrence&nbsp;that commuters bound for JFK Airport will mistakenly board a Lefferts Blvd bound A train and scratch their head when they never make it to the Howard Beach station. This piece of infrastructure is the first of two&nbsp;sequences&nbsp;where A Train, while retaining the same route designation (A) splits in to multiple terminus points.<br /><br />This next section reveals a small, but complicated piece of NYC Transit lore. &nbsp;Some of the terms used here may seem&nbsp;somewhat&nbsp;esoteric to people who aren't familiar with the basics of New York City Subway system history. &nbsp;There is a series in the works in which I will discuss, in further detail, some of the fascinating history of the system and its development. &nbsp;But until then, all that really needs to be communicated at this point is that much work has been done over the last several decades to try to unify the subway system. &nbsp;In many ways, however, the system is still a hodgepodge of of different lines created by competing and conflicting interests. <br />One doesn't have to look very hard to see evidence of this. &nbsp;The most conspicuous clues that are readily evident &nbsp;are details like how the system is separated into an A Division (fomerly IRT, Routes with numbers) and a B Division (formerly IND, BMT, Routes with letters), which have completely different train sizes. &nbsp;Or some of the awkward ways in which transfers are made within connected stations. &nbsp;The junction above, however, is more subtle, and is resultant from dual contracts, and deconstruction and reconstitution of old transit lines.<br /><br />This junction is where the 1) IND Rockaway Line, &nbsp;2) IND Fulton Street Line, and 3) BMT Fulton Street Line.<br /><br />1. IND Rockaway Line: &nbsp;Originally part of the Long Island Rail Road System (more on that at a later date), which was&nbsp;rehabilitation&nbsp;and adapted to fully connect the Rockaway Peninsula into the subway system.<br /><br />2. IND Fulton Street Line: Originally part of the&nbsp;Independent&nbsp;Subway System, beginning in downtown Brooklyn and went to East New York. &nbsp;Much of it was built during the 1930's and 1940's. &nbsp;In the late 1950's, this line was connected to this junction.<br /><br />3. BMT Fulton Street Line: Formerly an elevated line which was operated by the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corp., that spanned Fulton Street. &nbsp;Most of it was demolished however, and the only remaining section runs along Liberty Avenue From 80th-Hudson Street &nbsp;to Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd, which was integrated into the IND Fulton Line via this junction.<br /><br />In short, any peak time Brooklyn/Queens bound A Trains all travel the same route along the Fulton Line until it reaches this point, after which one train may continue along the even older, elevated Fulton Line, or it heads to the Rockaways. &nbsp;I really enjoyed talking up this single photo, and I hope you, the reader enjoyed it as well.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-ozone-park-ramp-up-junction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-4017883565610494020Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:30:00 +00002012-08-25T12:30:50.122-04:00BusinessesEast Side (IND)indianapolisLong ExposurePennsylvania RailroadPhotographyRural-Sherman (IND)The Sherman Avenue Proposal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7857664228/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="512" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/7857664228_3a3299d023_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This photograph was taken in Indianapolis some 4 to 5 years back. &nbsp;If memory serves, it was freezing cold and I was randomly approached by this guy who claimed to be an agent for local east side rappers who then asked if I could take his promo photos for the clients he represents. &nbsp;He then proceeds to state in a roundabout way &nbsp;that he can't really compensate me with currency per se, but the exposure he could provide, would make 'famous' in his scene. &nbsp;Annoyed, I proclaimed that while I may take photos under a bridge, I don't conduct business under them and handed him my card. &nbsp;He never called. <br /><br />This&nbsp;phenomenon is a very old story. &nbsp;I only freelance part time and have a different stream of regular &nbsp;income, but artists of any kind are frequently propositioned in ways that relate much to panhandling. &nbsp;Although the man in this story is not of the highers classes, but this is indeed how wealthy people beg. &nbsp;Some upper class organization will offer you publicity, exposure, and a chance to socialize with them and all you have to do is hand over your hard work that keeps you sustained.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-sherman-avenue-proposal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-6504185796142815995Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:30:00 +00002012-08-24T12:30:29.707-04:00Black and WhiteGeometricIRT Flushing Line (NYC)New York CityQueens (NYC)Woodside (NYC)The 45th Degree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7848214540/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="512" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7107/7848214540_1c41f8845c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp; &nbsp;(61st and Roosevelt, near the subway and LIRR stations)</span><br /><br />Welcome to the&nbsp;continuation&nbsp;of the Queens infrastructure marathon, to ensure diversification enjoyment, I managed to make it out of Astoria and appear in nearby Woodside. &nbsp;What would have made this shot really awesome, is if some retro cars would have happened to have been parked here on Roosevelt Avenue. &nbsp;I really can't complain, the rusty steel girders and rivets are satisfying in their own right.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-45th-degree.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-346834957419783912Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:34:00 +00002012-08-22T23:34:17.653-04:00Astoria (NYC)Hell Gate Bridge (NYC)InfrastructureMTA (NYC)Multimodal TransportationN Train (NYC)New York CityQ Train (NYC)Queens (NYC)Subway (NYC)Transportation Sandwich<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7741246806/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7741246806_d3d18b88d5_z.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;(The foot of the Hellgate bridge and the Astoria-Ditmars Blvd Subway Station in Queens)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>A nice&nbsp;tasty&nbsp;transportation sandwich in on the menu here in Astoria. &nbsp;Fixings include 31st Street on the bottom, N and Q Trains in the middle, and topped with Amtrak. &nbsp;New York and many other cities along the Eastern Corridor&nbsp;frequently&nbsp;enjoy similar sandwiches, if only the entire country would develop a taste for them.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/transportation-sandwich.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-521006103401574380Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:42:00 +00002012-08-21T19:42:53.763-04:00Astoria (NYC)Grand Central Parkway (NYC)M60MTA (NYC)New York CitynightQueens (NYC)Triboro BridgeLate Night Airport Run<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7828423418_09b45329fa_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7828423418_09b45329fa_z.jpg" /></a></div>Like the bus above, I've been tracking quite a but of miles in this area as of late. &nbsp;The reasons are all self evident for I was leaving work at night, which leaves me less time to diversify the locations in which I &nbsp;photograph. &nbsp;Looking down Hoyt Street and Grand Central Parkway&nbsp;towards&nbsp;the Triborough Bridge in Astoria, Queens.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/late-night-airport-run.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-6687627345663475302Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:21:00 +00002012-08-20T22:21:36.387-04:00BMT Jamaica Line (NYC)Brooklyn (NYC)ChildrenEveryday LifeGraffitiHumorNew York CitySubway (NYC)Williamsburg (NYC)A City of Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7799713122/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="512" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8438/7799713122_094c90bdb7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>&nbsp; &nbsp; (Taken at the Marcy Avenue subway station in Williamsburg)</b></span><br /><br />A vexed mother flings an uncooperative child on the seat next to where I sit on a public subway bench. &nbsp;Before I continue, it should be said stated that with the exception of a few children in my life that are dear to me, most kids seem to be quite&nbsp;astute&nbsp;to locating every last nerve of my being, then jabbing at them with an olive fork. &nbsp;Within the first sixty seconds of being seated next to me, I was jabbed four times with a right elbow and kicked three times with a right foot. &nbsp;By one minute, thirty seconds of the&nbsp;encounter, a&nbsp;small whiffle ball was &nbsp;dropped in my lap, which then rolled and fell under the bench. &nbsp;Before I could lean forward and assist in the retrieval the ball, an awkward moment occurred when the child rushed to the ground on all fours, digging between my feet. &nbsp;I looked to my left to see the parent's indifferent expression, followed by an equally&nbsp;indifferent&nbsp;shrug. &nbsp;I then looked right to appreciate this tag.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-city-of-children.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-492360494587111583Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:29:00 +00002012-08-19T22:29:51.481-04:00Astoria (NYC)BlueGraffitiNew York CityQueens (NYC)StencilStreet ArtSunday Minimalism<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8300/7756902302_c6d8a198fe_z.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Post no bills" may be in full force, by there are always loopholes. &nbsp;Stenciled hearts on deep blue plywood temporary walls, sidewalks and wide-angle lenses, and mild summer weather all went into this post today. &nbsp;Its should be noted that this was photographed in Queens, not Boston.</div>http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/sunday-minimalism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-8642739814985768954Sat, 18 Aug 2012 02:45:00 +00002012-08-17T22:45:21.744-04:00Astoria (NYC)FDNYFireFire DepartmentNew York CityQueens (NYC)Steam and Burning Plastics, The Astoria Truck Fire of 8/16/2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7805407788/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="512" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/7805407788_9d55ccc03d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Here I am, walking through Astoria on my lunch break, trying to decide what would be pleasing to the pallet, when I detected a stench most foul. &nbsp;I look up and spot several firefighters tending tending to an engulfed, &nbsp;parked NYC DOT utility truck. &nbsp;Many of the pedestrians in the area were trying to decide whether to gawk or escape the acrid aroma of auto parts in last stage combustion, with camera in hand, the choice for me was clear, souvlaki would have to wait.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7799271460/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8439/7799271460_8ac24fea90_z.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the time I got to the other side of Astoria Blvd, the fire department had made short of the blaze, but were still charged with having to pry open every smoldering nook and cranny. &nbsp;With the heat and stench, imagine the fun they must be having on a hot summer day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7805285038/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7805285038_b7272f3317_z.jpg" /></a></div>I say with admiration that these guys do a job that I, and most people, are not at all cut out for.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/steam-and-burning-plastics-astoria.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-291572575226263194Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:11:00 +00002012-08-16T22:12:56.949-04:00Brooklyn (NYC)Brooklyn Heights (NYC)DowntownNew York CityPSAR Train (NYC)Subway (NYC)The Big Platform Tablet Chill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7757766130/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="512" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/7757766130_c72efef193_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>(Commuter relaxing with an Ipad in the Court Street Station, Brooklyn Heights)<br /><br />The amount of people obliviously chilling with tablets and other pricey consumer electronics on crowded public transit is shocking to me. &nbsp;Every time&nbsp;I hear somebody express any kind of&nbsp;angst over the&nbsp;possibilities&nbsp;of being&nbsp;mugged, or more laughably, pick pocketed, I sigh. &nbsp;Why would a thief, these days, get that up close and personal, incurring risk, when a quick grab and shove would work smashingly? &nbsp;What is worse, Wifi is being implemented in select stations around the city, which will only serve to generate even fatter, fruit, which is not only low hanging, but touching the ground. &nbsp;Even the MTA is starting to place PSAs in stations, trains, and buses addressing this issue.<br /><br />Even though I blog frequently and am present on multiple social networks, anyone who really knows me can tell you that I refuse to plugged in 24 hours a day; I don't own a tablet or a smart phone. &nbsp;I only state this as a matter of disclosure and am by no means some&nbsp;Luddite, technophobe, suggesting one pry their face from their gadgets; I just pleading a case for the exercise of common sense. &nbsp;One wouldn't&nbsp;casually&nbsp;brandish $600.00 in cash with one hand on their commute, why do so with a device of equal value?http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-big-platform-chill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-391237594208866810Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:45:00 +00002012-08-15T19:45:07.227-04:00CrosswalksFDNYGraffitiNew York CityPeopleQueens (NYC)RedUltra Wide AngleVicesIn Competition With Vices<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7791589192/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7791589192_aca227dcd0_z.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Taken on Astoria Blvd, near 31st Street.)</span></span></div><br />There are vices and then there are vices. &nbsp;The vices illustrated above are functional in character and while may cause harm to a sufferer in the long term, one can still perform their day to day duties. &nbsp;My personal vices are of a similar type and &nbsp;include (but are not limited to) donuts and Star Trek; while these vices have been known to affect my social life from time to time, I've never been compelled to sell my first born or live in abject squalor as a result. &nbsp;As for coffee and&nbsp;cigarettes? &nbsp;I never touch the stuff.<br /><br /><br />http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/in-competition-with-vices.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-9038343553002127577Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:33:00 +00002012-08-15T11:33:07.151-04:00IRT Flushing Line (NYC)Long Island Rail Road (NYC)MTA (NYC)New York CityQueens (NYC)SignstransportationWoodside (NYC)Best Value Shopping // Low Clearance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7787217480/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8294/7787217480_b47ae7bc4f_z.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Personally, I find tiny, interlinkable&nbsp;minutiae&nbsp;to completely&nbsp;irresistible &nbsp;If there were some kind of desire in play to lure me into an ambush, all one would have to do is stage an elaborate scene that could be sandwiched into a title.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This area we are looking at here is 61st and Roosevelt in Woodside, Queens, a significant transit location. &nbsp;Transit options include the LIRR, 7 Train, multiple bus lines, and is only two stops away from the larger Jackson Heights-Roosevelt station at 74th, providing access to all the Queens Blvd trains (E,F,M,R) and more bus routes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/best-value-shopping-low-clearance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-5384989638564075661Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:58:00 +00002012-08-14T00:58:44.793-04:00Astoria (NYC)BlueBMT Astoria Line (NYC)BusinessesGreekNew York BayQueens (NYC)SidewalksSkyBlue Sky Astoria<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7779040208/in/photostream"><img border="0" height="438" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7779040208_3b38b3fc04_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">&nbsp;My 10mm wide angle lens has been sitting idle for way too long. &nbsp;I began to image it pleading from my gear bag, "please take me to Queens with you". &nbsp;My options were to either &nbsp;(a). grab the lens or (b). seek the services of a psychiatrist. &nbsp;Option (a) was decidedly the more economic and&nbsp;convenient&nbsp;choice. &nbsp;So here is my blue sky neuroleptic substitute for today, a scene from 31st Street in Astoria.</div>http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/blue-sky-astoria.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-1086822782958935263Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:49:00 +00002012-08-13T19:49:54.852-04:00Court Square (NYC)FireHumorLong Island City (NYC)New York CityPipesQueens (NYC)I, Standpipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7771187602/in/photostream" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/7771187602_ece4a8f57c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I am sentient.<br />I am self aware.<br />I might save your ass one day.<br /><br />Although a ubiquitous feature within the subway system, this specific one was encountered on the G Train platform of the Court Square station in Long Island City.<br />http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/i-standpipe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-1240960717604332232Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:26:00 +00002012-08-12T23:26:30.150-04:00Atlantic OceanBeachEdgemere (NYC)New York BayQueens (NYC)SeagullsThe Rockaways (NYC)WaterwaysA Fertile Mother by the Sea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7770492346/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/7770492346_2bdee9d434_z.jpg" /></a></div>Its impossible to determine how much of these are actually hers. &nbsp;Equally impossible to determine (for me at least) is if she isn't&nbsp;in fact&nbsp;a he, but that possible revelation doesn't mesh well with this post's title, which I'm&nbsp;unduly proud of. &nbsp;So here she is, the hardworking, dedicated mother of (x)^n chicks. &nbsp;Taken in the Edgemere area of The Rockaways.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-fertile-mother-by-sea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-2347921565295130138Sun, 12 Aug 2012 04:00:00 +00002012-08-12T00:00:01.767-04:00ArchitectureBrooklyn (NYC)BusinessesDowntown (NYC)HumorMuralsNew York CityRestaurantsStreet Art'In Relation to' Map<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7762493038/"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8296/7762493038_ac8f35d652_z.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Taken near Joralemon Street in downtown Brooklyn)</span><br /><br />In the&nbsp;pursuit of that special (or not so special) someone, you may get on or off (or merely make a transfer) at one of these stops. &nbsp;Loathing and apathy are conspicuously absent and could not be reach for comment.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/in-relation-to-map.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-8742218684467328180Sat, 11 Aug 2012 04:21:00 +00002012-08-11T00:21:02.903-04:00BedbugsFilm ReferencesGhostbustersHumorLong Island City (NYC)New York CityQueens (NYC)Queens Plaza (NYC)Haunted by the Ghost of Dead Bedbugs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7753644012/in/photostream" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7753644012_eec6789505_z.jpg" /></a></div>They are amassing and large&nbsp;quantities&nbsp;of&nbsp;gelatinous&nbsp;substances a forming under the streets. &nbsp;A hideous painting laying in wait in a Manhattan museum is being tapped for its havoc wreaking services. &nbsp;Bedbugs strike chords of tension in even the most jaded New Yorker, but they haven't seen anything until a fog of ectoplasmic nymphs descend upon us all.<br /><br />This is a photograph taken near Queens Plaza with a new experimental technique I've been testing.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/haunted-by-ghost-of-dead-bedbugs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-8751886049835582902Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:53:00 +00002012-08-10T11:53:15.539-04:00DevelopmentLong Island City (NYC)NeighborhoodsNew York CitynightQueens (NYC)Queens Plaza (NYC)Long Island City, Fast Tracked<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7751171750/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/7751171750_5528dacd0e_z.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">&nbsp; (Original neighborhood structures overshadowed by Citi Tower and other large scale construction)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Not in the too&nbsp;distant&nbsp;past, Long Island City was considered to be an industrial and working class neighborhood, but with its excellent access to transit, proximity to Manhattan, and relative affordability, its undergoing rapid transition. &nbsp;One doesn't need to dig very deep to view this transition first hand, just take an N or 7 train to Queensboro Plaza and you can see the high rise structures going up and much investment in public spaces. &nbsp;Public transit options tend to play a significant role in how these&nbsp;neighborhoods&nbsp;develop and its no coincidence that &nbsp;most of the heaviest &nbsp;development is focused in the areas between Court Square and Queens Plaza. &nbsp;Subway access in this area is more&nbsp;accessible&nbsp;than some areas of Manhattan; Court Square (7,E,G,M), Queensboro Plaza (7,N,Q), Queens Plaza (E,M,R), 21st-Queensbridge (F). &nbsp;Development however, is also moving north of the Plaza.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmheidelberger/7753383138/in/photostream"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8440/7753383138_d62e67eda2_z.jpg" /></a></div>&nbsp;(Queens Plaza at night)<br /><br />If one were to continue up north past streets like 21st or Crescent Streets, it would be clear the development &nbsp;is in its earlier stages when compared to the neighborhoods southern section. &nbsp;They would see large amounts of light&nbsp;industry&nbsp;like auto repair shops, a large bakery that makes the entire area smell like a hot loaf of &nbsp;bread, and of course, Queensbridge, the largest public housing complex in the United States. &nbsp;One would also notice the large amounts of newer, more affordable, hotels that have been constructed, who's rates can be &nbsp;more than half that of hotels in Manhattan.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/long-island-city-fast-tracked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323100820405624470.post-5720864545171933228Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:01:00 +00002012-08-10T00:01:01.051-04:00DirtyGraffitiHoardersHumorLong Island City (NYC)New York CitynightPigeonsQueens (NYC)Squalid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8432/7750122110_707d86d5f8_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8432/7750122110_707d86d5f8_z.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>Pigeons and many other of its avian&nbsp;brethren do indeed make fabulous, dysfunctional hoarders. &nbsp;So much so, that they can rival humanity's ability to do so. &nbsp;I will say that there are many rewards that await you if you just look up and around every now and then as you walk. &nbsp;This is not one of those, but there is always&nbsp;inherent risk in any&nbsp;endeavor. &nbsp;Taken in Queens Plaza.http://mheidelberger.blogspot.com/2012/08/squalid.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Heidelberger)0